Home / 133,114.32-199,613.16-49,950

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 133,114.32, 199,613.16 and 49,950

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 133,114.32, 199,613.16 and 49,950 is: 74,903.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,114.32 : 199,613.16 = 49,950 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,114.32/199,613.16 = 49,950/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,114.32x = 199,613.16 × 49,950
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,114.32x = 9,970,677,342
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,970,677,342/133,114.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,903.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.